"First place, Shen Han, 519, No. 5 High School. Who is Shen Han?"
"I haven't heard of this person. If he Awakened an A-Rank or S-Rank Special Ability, he wouldn't still be unknown in Yang City at this time."
Zhu Wenhan, who was listening to his younger brothers praise him, immediately had his smile freeze on his face. This was a slap in the face. His mood was like riding a rocket; one second he was enjoying himself in the clouds, and the next he was slammed into the mud.
"Hmph, very good, Shen Han, is it? I've remembered you. I'll make sure you have a hard time in the second round," Zhu Wenhan clenched his fists, and the younger brothers around him also stopped talking.
No. 5 High School
"Not bad, I didn't expect you, kid, to be hiding so deeply; how did you Cultivate such high Mental Energy?" Principal Principal Wang Siyuan met with Shen Han alone.
"Uh, maybe it's because I spent a lot of money on it," Shen Han naturally didn't want to reveal the truth.
"Never mind, everyone has their own secrets. If you don't want to say, I won't ask more. Do you have confidence in the league the day after tomorrow?"
"It's alright, a top ten finish is definitely not a problem. As for whether I can go further, that depends on the strength of other schools."
"Hmm, no matter what, I hope you can try your best to achieve a good Rank. I will prepare a special reward for you then," Principal Wang Siyuan said with a cunning smile.
"A special reward? I wonder if you could reveal some details in advance?" Shen Han was quite surprised.
"Hahahaha, you'll know when the time comes. Isn't this to give you a little more motivation? Besides our school's Rank needing to rise, the situation in our Yang City is not particularly good. Among the several cities in Lingzhou, we Rank at the bottom of the National Higher Education Entrance Examination every year. We are located in a remote area, far from big cities, and the Cultivation resources we can access are also limited. The Director of the Yang City Education Bureau is also under immense pressure every year. If no changes are made, his official position might be hard to keep. I'm telling you this, one is to hope you don't get arrogant, there are too many Geniuses in this world. The other is to hope you can help our school and Yang City make some changes."
"Okay, I will do my best."
Sniff Skill activated. Shen Han was particularly curious about what kind of Cultivation and Special Ability the principal possessed.
Name: Principal Wang Siyuan
Mental Energy: Martial Emperor Third Rank
Special Ability: Water Element B-Rank, Earth Element C-Rank, Dark Element B-Rank
Skills: Raging Waves (Perfection), Water Blade (Perfection), Rockslide Earthquake (Major Achievement), Night Shadow Stalk (Perfection), Ghost Invisibility (Perfection)
It seems the principal's Dark Element is a good choice. I've seen the Dark Element's ability in stealth in the Chasing Wind Squad before. Perhaps it can be used as a life-saving trump card in the future. "Copy -"
Name: Shen Han
Mental Energy: 523 / 550 (Martial Master First Rank)
Special Ability Rank: Chaos Element - SSS-Rank, Lightning Element - A-Rank, Ice Element - A-Rank, Dark Element - B-Rank
Skills: Chaos Element - Sniff (Rank 2/10), Copy (Rank 2/10), Devour (Rank 2/10), Replace (Rank 2/10)
Lightning Element - Thunder Rending Sky (Major Achievement), Lightning Sky Curtain (Major Achievement), Lightning Teleport (Major Achievement)
Ice Element - Frost Condensing Thousand Blades (Minor Achievement)
Dark Element - Ghost Invisibility (Beginner)
It seems that the Martial Skills corresponding to the copied Special Abilities, no matter what Rank the opponent's Martial Skills are, need to start from beginner level when copied.
"I have one Copy chance left this month. I'll save it for the league, so I don't miss out on a good Special Ability if I encounter one," Shen Han thought to himself.
At this time, Yang City was bustling. All the schools were discussing the No. 5 High School student taking first place in the first round of the league.
"No. 5 High School is going to make a big comeback this year."
"The second round hasn't even started yet. High Mental Energy doesn't mean strong combat power. Our No. 1 High School is still number one."
"Watch how our No. 2 High School's Genius beats him."
"But it's still a bit unpleasant that the first place in this first round was taken away from our generation."
Yang City Tang Family
Looking at the Mental Energy ranking list in front of him, "It would be great if Yunxiang were here, he would definitely make it into the top five of Yang City," Tang Haoran said sadly. "What did the Assassin Hall say? What about the bounty for the Ice Element Martial Artist?"
Tang Yunfei dared not neglect, "Father, the Assassin Hall is a bunch of people who only recognize money, not people. As long as the money is in place, they will agree to anything, so you don't need to worry about this. As for the city-wide bounty, it is estimated to spread in the next two days."
"Hmm," Tang Haoran pointed at the list with his finger, "What do you think of this year's Yang City Mental Energy test rankings?"
"Besides the first-place dark horse named Shen Han, the others basically conform to our previous judgment."
"According to intelligence, this person was only F-Rank when he Awakened last year. Now his Mental Energy has suddenly reached such a high level, which is a bit interesting. Such a mismatch between Special Ability Rank and Mental Energy is rare. Pay a little attention to him."
Yang City No. 1 High School Training Ground
At this time, the No. 1 High School training ground gathered elites from all over Yang City. In addition to school personnel, officials from the Yang City Education Bureau and some Family forces also sent people to watch the league.
The training ground had been arranged in a circle, with five large arenas in the center. All the seats surrounded the arenas. The east side, where the No. 1 High School students were located, was already packed. Many students from other schools chose to watch online; they had no interest in being a backdrop for No. 1 High School.
"Thank you all for coming to No. 1 High School to participate in the annual Five Schools League. After the first round of selection, each of the five schools has selected 20 participants for today's Martial Arts segment. According to custom, the second round of the Martial Arts segment is divided into knockout rounds and ranking rounds. There will be three knockout rounds in total. The first round eliminates 50 people, the second round eliminates 25 people, and in the third round, one person will have a bye, and 12 people will be eliminated; finally, 13 people will enter the final ranking round. The students who enter the top ten this time, the top three will receive 5, 3, and 1 drop of Heavenly Mystery Spirit Marrow respectively. The 4th to 10th place will receive Martial Skills of corresponding Special Abilities or Spirit Stones to accelerate Cultivation. Most importantly, all top ten will receive an opportunity to enter a Secret Realm for treasure hunting and Cultivation," Principal Chen Xiaoyu of No. 1 High School was concise, "Now I announce, the second round of the league's Martial Arts segment begins."
"This year, Yang City is really going all out."
"No choice," an older teacher next to him sighed, "If we don't put out some resources, we will eventually be crushed by the Geniuses of other cities in Lingzhou. Our place has too barren Cultivation resources."
"All participating students, please come forward to draw numbers. Those with the same number will be opponents in the first round," the referee had already begun to host the knockout round, "All of you are Genius Martial Artists of our Yang City, and will represent Yang City in the National Higher Education Entrance Examination next year. Remember, deliberately injuring opponents is strictly forbidden in the competition."
Principal and VIP Area
"Principal Chen, I heard that an S-Rank Special Ability, which has not been Awakened for many years, appeared in your No. 1 High School this year?" Principal Dong Wenbo of No. 2 High School started the conversation.
"Hahahaha, it's Zhu Wenhan from the Zhu Family, an S-Rank Fire Element Special Ability," Principal Chen laughed somewhat proudly, nodding slightly.
"The Zhu Family is famous for its Fire Element Family. I didn't expect such a person to appear. It seems this generation will be suppressed by your No. 1 High School again," Dong Wenbo said, slightly unwilling.
Principal Chen smiled without speaking, clearly in a good mood. However, Principal Cheng Lina of No. 4 High School sneered from the side and interjected, "Don't speak too soon. Didn't Shen Han from No. 5 High School take first place in the first round of Mental Energy testing? Maybe this year both of you will really stumble."
As Cheng Lina's words came out, the several principals couldn't help but look at each other. Principal Wang Siyuan then smiled slightly, appearing calm and composed. Dong Wenbo narrowed his eyes, asking with doubt, "Old Wang, you've been hiding such a card? But… are you sure Shen Han is an F-Rank talent? Is this test result reliable?"
Principal Chen and the few people around also stared at Principal Wang Siyuan, clearly harboring doubts about the "F-Rank talent" result. Principal Wang Siyuan nodded slightly, saying calmly, "He was indeed F-Rank during the Awakening test. I don't know what changes occurred in this past year. After the league ends, we will arrange another test, and I will personally supervise it." His words conveyed a hint of confidence, as if he was also subtly anticipating the unveiling of this mystery.